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The garden has continued to
expand since its five-year
anniversary with the additional of
more fruit trees and berry bushes to
the garden's orchard.
There is now a mulberry tree in the
orchard as well as a peach tree and
an apple pear tree. There are also
Aronia berry bushes, black raspberry
canes and black currant bushes. The
first new row of peas has also been
planted.
With these new additions, Beard
said the garden will be able to
provide fresh apples and Asian pears
to the North Huron Food Share in the
fall.
The garden is located behind the
Libro Credit Union and just south of
the Maitland River Community
Church in the north end of
Wingham. Beard says those running
the garden are always looking for
more volunteers or eager beginners
willing to learn to pitch in wherever
they can.
A great initiative
The Wingham Community Garden and Orchard began in 2012 when some community -minded
individuals decided to do some good for their fellow residents. What followed has continued to
expand and serve more and more people, according to organizer Phil Beard, centre. Whether
it's local students and 4-H Club members or the North Huron Food Share, the spin-off from the
garden has been tremendous. (File photo)
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opportunity to explore new ideas as
well. Beard said that last winter
those working with the garden
planted cover crops to help protect
the soil, a relatively new tactic that is
only beginning to be used
extensively.
Beard says that while it's still early
in the process, planting the cover
crops of oats and peas over the
winter seems to have paid off.
The garden is expanding all the
time, Beard says, to reach further
and accomplish more.
The 4-H club planted a crop of
strawberries, although they were
eaten by birds. The club is
now looking into netting for the
bed so members can try to
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